Category: Press Release

This year is already shaping up to be a banner year for Spinlight Studio, with six more Parents’ Choice honors claiming space on the company’s award shelves. This year’s winning class showcases the broad range of Spinlight’s offerings, with apps for reading, writing, counting and geography. There’s even a fun bedtime adventure story in the

From Chile to China, Spinlight apps have made the best-selling lists in more than 75 countries around the globe. So it was just a matter of time before we started offering support for multiple languages. In April we kicked things off with an international version of YodelOh Math Mountain that supports French, Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Turkish, Japanese and

Champaign, Illinois, July 23, 2014 — If you’ve played any of our pre-reader apps in the last couple of weeks, you may have seen a hot new feature that will soon be rolling out in all of our apps — and possibly apps from many other developers very soon. It’s called Sprang, and it’s a

Champaign, Illinois, September 5, 2013 — Spinlight Studio today announced the return of one of its most huggable heroes. The star of Gappy Learns Reading is back! In an all-new game designed to make learning letters a blast for young learners everywhere. In Gappy Learns Writing, players follow a moving star with their finger to

Champaign, Illinois, August 15, 2013 — For years, Common Sense Media has been a beacon for families looking for the best kid-friendly movies, games, apps and more. And now they’ve made their favorite selections official with a Back-to-School Guide highlighting the best apps for core skills. The free guide highlights apps in three different age ranges,

Champaign, Illinois, August 15, 2013 — When the kids are screaming and your hands are full, it’s tempting just to toss them the iPad and run. But is that the right thing to do? That depends on the apps that are loaded on it, according to Us Weekly, which recently published its top list of the “Best Guilt-Free

Champaign, Illinois, June 30, 2013 — For the first time ever, the American Association of School Librarians has compiled their top list of the “Best apps for Teaching and Learning” — and a popular Spinlight math app has made the cut. Designed to help kids from 5 to 12 learn their math tables, Operation Math

Champaign, Illinois, April 19, 2013 — Lace up your lederhosen and head for the hills in YodelOh Math Mountain — the hot new math release from Spinlight Studio. Designed for elementary school students just beginning to master the basic math tables (and anyone else who could use a quick refresher), this fun and quirky game seamlessly blends essential math drills with endless

Champaign, Illinois, April 3, 2013 — For most of us, Autism Acceptance Day is an annual event. For Shannon Des Roches Rosa, it’s just her life. Her wonderful 12-year old autistic son Leo and the instant connection he made with his iPad have made her a tireless autism parenting and iPad advocate — and a

Champaign, Illinois, March 27, 2013 — Common Sense Media has been steering parents through the overwhelming tide of digital products designed for children, looking for those with the best learning potential. And last night, they named AlphaTots Alphabet among the best in that category, at a glittering award event in San Francisco. Hosted at the